Château Phélan Ségur 2025
St-Estèphe
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£206.00
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Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.6% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2032 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2045 |
| Grapes: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon; 30% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc; 2% Petit Verdot | |
Critic scores
93-95 NM, 91-93 AG, 96-97 JS, 94-96 JD, 92-94 LPB, 94 JA, 96 DC, 92-95 JL, 94-96 DB
Critic reviews
"The 2025 Phélan Ségur was picked between September 10 and 26 at 29 hl/ha, matured in 55% new oak barrels. Again, this is a Saint-Estèphe that is cut in a more mellow and classical style compared to the 2020 or 2022, for example. Mainly black fruit, the Cabernet-dominated scents of cedar and tobacco emerge within a couple of swirls, with just a light touch of tea leaves in the background. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine-boned tannins matched by a silver thread of acidity. Very well balanced and unequivocally in the more elegant style, without the concentration or voluptuousness of the 2022. This is more sleek and refined, ergo, an earlier-drinking Phélan Ségur that delivers elegance and refinement. Just a lovely Saint-Estèphe that was presumed vanquished by global warming."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Phélan Ségur is a gorgeous but quiet wine. Hints of dark raspberry, rose petal, mint, spice, mocha and blood orange fill out the layers. The fruit profile is more red-leaning than in many years, while the 2025 is on the lighter side structurally. It will be interesting to see what élevage brings. Savory overtones from the Cabernets suggest a bright future. There's certainly plenty to look forward to."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Damson colour, rich gourmet toasted style, this is great quality, plum, damson; black cherry, cocoa bean, hard to argue with. So much floral character, jumping out of the glass, flavourful and easy to recommend. Véronique Dausse is doing an excellent job at this estate, and once again it is showing at the very top of the appellation, holding up against the classified growths. Harvest September 10 to 26, 3.73 pH. 29 hl/ha yield, 55% new oak for ageing. Tasted twice."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Incredible colour in the glass – vivid purple core with a bright pink rim. Smells inviting – creamy strawberry, freshly cut herbs and pink roses. Smooth and supple, excellent construction in the round and filling tannins with a gorgeous chewy aspect to them. Mouthwatering but also slightly sweet strawberry flavours make this so fruity and charming. Soft, sophisticated, refined but really welcoming. Powdery tannins with ripe fruit. This is such assured winemaking with precision and focus. Refined. Succulent, totally moreish. Not massively shouting, despite the texture it retains a cool aspect with a stony grip on the bottom. Lovely. A complete package. One of the best I’ve tasted from this estate. Yield of 29hl/ha. 3.73pH. 80IPT. 65% grand vin production. The first time the estate harvested more than 10ha in one day with the harvest last for eight days between 10-26 September. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. "
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Saint-Estèphe; 65% Cabernet Sauvignon; 30% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc; 2% Petit Verdot; a final yield of just 29 hl/ha; pH 3.73; IPT 80; 13.6% alcohol). This is divine aromatically and has me convinced, before I even put it in my mouth, that it's the best vintage of Phélan I've had the privilege to taste. That impression is fully confirmed on the palate. We have incense, myrrh, violet and lily of the valley, even a little rose water, blackberry, blackcurrant and black cherry, lovely graphite notes and a little white pepper. This is beautifully composed, quite sinuous and supremely elegant for a wine from an appellation that is usually more characterised by a certain direct, authentic punchiness and slight rusticity. There's none of that here. I'm in raptures. Franck Phélan, the second wine (91-93), is already extremely impressive, with a gorgeous focussed precision to its blackcurrant-charged mid-palate and a lovely clarity and freshness"
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Phélan Ségur is a gorgeous but quiet wine. Hints of dark raspberry, rose petal, mint, spice, mocha and blood orange fill out the layers. The fruit profile is more red-leaning than in many years, while the 2025 is on the lighter side structurally. It will be interesting to see what élevage brings. Savory overtones from the Cabernets suggest a bright future. There's certainly plenty to look forward to."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Damson colour, rich gourmet toasted style, this is great quality, plum, damson; black cherry, cocoa bean, hard to argue with. So much floral character, jumping out of the glass, flavourful and easy to recommend. Véronique Dausse is doing an excellent job at this estate, and once again it is showing at the very top of the appellation, holding up against the classified growths. Harvest September 10 to 26, 3.73 pH. 29 hl/ha yield, 55% new oak for ageing. Tasted twice."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Incredible colour in the glass – vivid purple core with a bright pink rim. Smells inviting – creamy strawberry, freshly cut herbs and pink roses. Smooth and supple, excellent construction in the round and filling tannins with a gorgeous chewy aspect to them. Mouthwatering but also slightly sweet strawberry flavours make this so fruity and charming. Soft, sophisticated, refined but really welcoming. Powdery tannins with ripe fruit. This is such assured winemaking with precision and focus. Refined. Succulent, totally moreish. Not massively shouting, despite the texture it retains a cool aspect with a stony grip on the bottom. Lovely. A complete package. One of the best I’ve tasted from this estate. Yield of 29hl/ha. 3.73pH. 80IPT. 65% grand vin production. The first time the estate harvested more than 10ha in one day with the harvest last for eight days between 10-26 September. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. "
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Saint-Estèphe; 65% Cabernet Sauvignon; 30% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc; 2% Petit Verdot; a final yield of just 29 hl/ha; pH 3.73; IPT 80; 13.6% alcohol). This is divine aromatically and has me convinced, before I even put it in my mouth, that it's the best vintage of Phélan I've had the privilege to taste. That impression is fully confirmed on the palate. We have incense, myrrh, violet and lily of the valley, even a little rose water, blackberry, blackcurrant and black cherry, lovely graphite notes and a little white pepper. This is beautifully composed, quite sinuous and supremely elegant for a wine from an appellation that is usually more characterised by a certain direct, authentic punchiness and slight rusticity. There's none of that here. I'm in raptures. Franck Phélan, the second wine (91-93), is already extremely impressive, with a gorgeous focussed precision to its blackcurrant-charged mid-palate and a lovely clarity and freshness"
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com